How did the Renaissance change the politics and culture of Europe? What led to the rise of the welfare state? What did family life look like in Europe during the 1700s? Learners consider these historical questions using structured prompts from the College Board. 

Concepts

the renaissance, the enlightenment, europe, test preparation

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Additional Tags

social studies

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Instructional Ideas

• Use one of the prompts to introduce new content as a class warm up
  
• Offer all or part of assessment for test practice

Classroom Considerations

• Items are from the short-answer section of the 2017 AP European History exam

Pros

• Authentic test items allow scholars to practice assessment skills
• Rubrics and scoring guidelines make teacher feedback easy

Cons

• None

Common Core

RH.9-10.1 RH.9-10.2 RH.9-10.3 RH.9-10.10 RH.11-12.1 RH.11-12.2 RH.11-12.3 RH.11-12.10